We’re off to the theater - the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly Massachusetts, that is! This award winning theater in the round is kicking off the 2020 season with Thoroughly Modern Millie  - and we have some of the best seats in the house for a matinee performance. “Filled with flappers, tappers, and a roaring good time, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is set in 1922 New York, when all the modern girls are sporting bobbed hair, heightened hemlines and entering the work force. Small-town newcomer Millie jumps headlong into a makeover and a dizzy plan to marry rich - until she falls for a penniless charmer. Her adventures are crowded with a flurry of jazz-age ladies, a runaway heiress, a nefarious landlady, and more. This Tony Award-winning Best Musical is a mix of madcap mistaken identity, high-spirited show tunes, and tap-happy dance numbers that will have more kick than bootleg gin. (nsmt.org). We’ll plan a stop for lunch (on your own) in Portsmouth’s busy Market Square where there are a variety of choices. Registration fee includes transportation and show ticket. 

Deadline to register is May 1st. No refunds will be issued after this date. 

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Depart 8:00 a.m., Waterville Sr. High School; 8:15 p.m. Return

Depart 8:45 a.m., Gardiner (Park and Ride, I-95 Exit 102); 7:30 p.m. Return

Depart 9:15 am Topsham Park & Ride; 7:00 pm Return

Registration fee: $159.00 per person

Filled with flappers, tappers, and a roaring good time, Thoroughly Modern Millie is set in 1922 New York City, when modern girls sport bobbed hair, heightened hemlines, and enter the workforce. Small-town newcomer, Millie, jumps headlong into a makeover and a dizzy plan to marry rich - until she falls for a penniless charmer. Follow her adventures in this Tony Award-winning Best Musical. A lunch stop (purchased on your own) in Portsmouth’s busy Market Square will provide a bit of a break enroute.

Deadline to register is May 1st. No refunds will be issued after this date.

Registration fee includes coach bus and a show ticket.

Trip departs from and returns to the York Park and Ride.

Celebrate Maine’s bicentennial year by attending this two-session course on the rich history and proud heritage of the town of Windham. Session I will be a power point presentation featuring historic photos and maps. Session II is a three-hour bus tour highlighting historic points of interest, including canal and mill sites and stories of the founding and growth of Windham from 1737 to the present. Find out how Windham residents voted on the question of separation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1819. You may be surprised. Space is limited, please register early!

Guide: Walter Lunt
Session I: Tuesday, 6/16 - 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: WRAE Learning Center
Session II: Bus Tour - Saturday, 6/20, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Bus Departs from Windham Historical Society
Fee: $9/person, Fee donated to Windham Historical Society.

Join Naturalist and Maine Guide Gary Roberts on a guided hike along a roadway where you will pass through mixed woodlands bordered by steep rock ledges, a salt marsh, and a pine barren, before reaching Seawall Beach. The area offers many opportunities to see unique Flora and Fauna including Sweetgrass, Star Mushrooms, seals, Least Terns and Piping Plovers. Departing CHRHS at 8 am for an approximately 3-hour hike, and returning approximately 2 pm. Fee includes bus transportation. For more info click here.

Leave the summer driving to us as we head up and down the midcoast in search of treasures! We'll travel together by bus from the CHRHS parking lot, spend approximately 2 hours in the morning at one location, then take a break for lunch, and head out for 2 more hours before heading back home. Transportation for these day excursions is by school bus. Registrations are limited to 25 so that there is plenty of room on the bus to spread out and bring home your items. Trips run rain or shine, and we'll adjust our stops for more inside or outside time based on the weather. So grab your shopping buddies and join us! Searsport area stops will include the Antique Mall, Treasures & Trash Barn, Pumpkin Patch Antiques, and Captain Tinkham’s Emporium, with others possible as time allows. We'll grab lunch at the Anglers Seafood Restaurant. Cost of lunch is not included in the trip price, and you may order anything off the menu.

In the morning we'll stop at the famed Montsweag Flea Market and/or Wiscasset Antiques Mall, depending upon the weather. We’ll then head into Wiscasset village, where you'll be able to enjoy lunch on your own at one of the numerous establishments that are popular with locals and tourists alike such as Red’s Eats, Sarah’s Cafe, Creamed Baking Company, or Sprague’s Lobster. Take your time and visit the numerous antique shops and other stores in the village during the afternoon before heading home. Cost of lunch is not included in the trip price.

Borestone Mountain sits at the beginning of the Appalachian Trail's Hundred Mile Wilderness. This 6 mile moderately strenuous but kid-friendly hike traverses past three spring-fed mountain lakes and several spectacular views before reaching the mountain's twin-peaked summit. The summit offers 360-degree views of Maine's Northwoods, including Onowa and Greenwood Lakes, Barren Mountain Ledges, and the highest railroad trestle bridge in the State. Participants should bring a bag lunch, appropriate hiking shoes, and water for an approximately 4-hour hike. Departing CHRHS at 8:00 am and returning approximately 6:00 pm. Fee includes bus transportation. For more info on Borestone click here.

Let’s spend a perfect summer day on the coast enjoying quintessential Maine! We’re headed down the Boothbay Peninsula where the world class Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens beckon. The Gardens has become one of Maine’s top attractions and one of the most distinguished botanical destinations in the country. Its exquisite gardens, dramatic and compelling natural landscape—including nearly a mile of tidal saltwater frontage—make it ever-changing, endlessly captivating and thoroughly unique (mainegardens.org). We’ll enjoy a docent led highlights tour with time to explore on your own. Early afternoon will find us aboard the Bennie Alice bound for Cabbage Island. Getting there is half the fun as this one –hour narrated journey takes us past several lighthouses and miles of iconic coastline. Once on the island, Cabbage Island guests are treated to a traditional Downeast clambake including fish chowder, two lobsters, clams, golden corn on the cob, potato, onion, a hard steamed egg and Maine's finest blueberry cake. Clambakes are cooked in traditional fashion - steamed over open fires between thick layers of seaweed. After you enjoy your meal, take time to explore the natural beauty of Cabbage Island. Whether lounging under the shade of the great oak tree or exploring the wooded trails to Hawk Point, Cabbage Island's beauty has attracted artists and those seeking a peaceful reprieve for years (Cabbageislandclambake.com). We’ll round out the day with free time in Boothbay Harbor before heading home. Registration fee includes motor coach transportation, garden admission and tour, and clambake. Deadline to register is June 15th. No refunds will be issued after that date.

Saturday August 1

Depart 8:00 a.m., Waterville Sr. High School; 7:45 p.m. Return

Depart 8:45 a.m., Gardiner (Park and Ride, I-95 Exit 102); 7:00 p.m. Return

Registration fee: $149.00 per person